Improvement in fire-tongs



Letters Patent No. 111,054, dated January 17, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN FlRE-TONGS.

The Scheule referred to in these Letters Patent and making pari: of thesame.

T0 all wloom, 56 mag concern:

specification, in nhich the fignre is aperspective view.

'll1is invention lms for its object te preventthe legs of ine-tongs iromlapping or crossing each other as they nlways do as soon as the joint isworn l little loose, wliicli, overlapping, is a serieus inconvenience inthe use of tongs, and is entirely done nway by my im provementa- 'Il1eimentionnonsists in :L slotted gnide, .nttzicl1ed at one end to thestntionnry leg of a pair of tongs, and extending beyond and inclosingthe movnble leg, said gnide being of snflcientlength to give nllnecessnry -play to the momble leg, and compelling it to remain always intlre same plane with the stntionary leg.

Referring to the drmving a is the stationary leg of the tongs thereinsl1own, and

a is the slotte-d gniile, secnrely attnehed nn one end in any snitable1nnnner to the enlarged portion d of the leg a snlliciently far fromtlre rivet to make room for the hand. snid gnide being straighttlnongh0ilt tlmt portion of its lengtl1 which extends to the mov ableleg when the latter is in contact with the stationnry leg, and curvednpward at iris outer end to a degree tllll always conforms to theposition of tl1e movable leg when the latter is drawn away from thestationnry leg.

T110 guide and slot are made long enongh to enable tl1e movable leg toswing is fin fr on1 tl1e stationary 0ne as mny ever be nece ssary inordinary use.

By means of the guide the 1novable leg is entirely prevenfed fron1twisiing or crossing tl1e otlxer, nnd, even when the guide is applied toa, pair ofold tongs, itrenders (hem 1.8 goed a.s new.

I zun aware tliit ii is not; new to provide, zi s lotted guide to eacl1legof tl1e tongs, snid gnides extending inwnrd 1nd sliding one withinthe otl1er, bnt I 001'1- sider my plan superior to this one, a-ndpntentable notwitlrsianding i'o, for the rensoxi tlm.t it;is moresimple, less expensive, and les's liable to get 01112 of order.

Haring t-lins describd niy inventiorr \Vlizitl claim as new, Z\llldesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Tl1e arrangement of the tongsa 1) and slotted guide c, wl1en constrncted and operating ns specified.

ALFRED M. GEORGE. \Vitnessesz SOLOX C. K1mox, THOMAS D. D. OURAND.

